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Muncy went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in a 6-0 victory against the Reds on Friday.

The 28-year-old has been a pretty steady presence in the Dodgers lineup this season. He hit .269 with an .857 OPS in April, and Muncy has improved on both of those numbers during the first half of May. He's up to nine homers and a .496 slugging percentage in 2019. Overall, Muncy is batting .262 with 14 extra-base hits, 29 RBI, 21 runs and two steals in 141 at-bats this season.

Rendon went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, a walk and two runs scored Friday against the Cubs.

Rendon cut Chicago's lead to one in the third inning with a two-run shot to center field, but the Cubs would erupt for 14 runs when all was said and done. The 28-year-old third baseman has now reached safely in four straight, registering four extra-base hits and four RBI over that stretch.

Longoria isn't starting Friday against the Diamondbacks due to illness, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Longoria will head to the bench for the series opener because of a stomach bug. Pablo Sandoval draws the start at the hot corner and bats fifth in Longoria's stead.

Moustakas is not in the lineup for Friday's series opener in Atlanta, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Moustaka will take a seat for the second time since returning from his finger injury at the end of April. He slashed .276/.308/.517 with five home runs and 19 RBI in that stretch. Hernan Perez will start at third base Friday with southpaw Max Fried on the mound for the Braves.

Davis is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Davis started five of the last six games at third base for the Mets and went 6-for-21 with one double and one RBI in that span. Todd Frazier will start at the hot corner at bat seventh in the series opener.

Riley went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Thursday's rout of the Cardinals.

After homering in his big-league debut Wednesday, Riley followed up with another impressive performance. The 22-year-old figures to get regular at-bats in left field at least until Ender Inciarte (back) is healthy, but if Riley keeps raking it'll be tough for Atlanta to justify sending him back down to Triple-A.

Segura went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI in an 11-3 loss to the Brewers on Thursday.

Hitting third for the first time this season worked pretty well for Segura, who switched spots in the order with Bryce Harper before Thursday. The Phillies made the change in the hopes of igniting Harper's bat. Although he doesn't have a ton of home-run power for a No. 3 hitter, Segura is experiencing a fine season, slashing .312/.349/.486. He also has four home runs, 19 RBI, 26 runs and two steals in 138 at-bats.

Segura will start at shortstop and bat third Thursday against the Brewers.

Segura has batted out of the two hole in each of his previous 32 starts this season, supplying a stellar .313/.352/.470 batting line in the process. The decision to move Segura down a spot in the order has less to do with him than it does Bryce Harper, who is hitting .149 since April 22 while striking out in 34.1 percent of his plate appearances. The Phillies hope slotting Harper between Andrew McCutchen and Jean Segura will help spark Harper's bat, and in turn, result in more run-producing chances of Segura and cleanup hitter Rhys Hoskins.

Moustakas will start at third base and bat cleanup Thursday against the Phillies.

Moustakas has been a mainstay in the lineup all season, but prior to the promotion of top prospect Keston Hiura on Tuesday, the 30-year-old had seen the bulk of his action at the keystone. With Hiura now settling into a full-time role at second base, Moustakas will shift over to his more natural position at third base, replacing the injured Travis Shaw (wrist). Moustakas has already made 27 starts at second base and will pick up his 12th start at the hot corner Thursday, putting him well on his way to maintaining eligibility at both positions in most fantasy leagues heading into 2020.

Rendon went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two runs and an RBI in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Mets.

Rendon has recorded five hits through the first two games of the series, with Wednesday's showing representing his best performance at the dish since he returned from the injured list May 7. He'll be back in the lineup for the series finale Thursday, slotting in as the Nationals' No. 3 hitter against Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler.